Improvement in water-elevator



N. PETERS, PHOTO-LITHQGRPHER. WASHINGTON. D C.

tntrd 5mm MORRISON HEADY, OF-SPENOER COUNTY, KENTUCKY.

Letters Patent No. 103,613, dated May 31, 1870.

IMPROVEMENT IN WATER-ELEVATOR.

The Schedule referred to n'th'ese Letters Patent and making paxjt of the same.

I, MORRISON HEADY, of Spencer county and State ofYKentucky, have invented a new and useful Device for Raising Vater from Oisterns.

The nature of my invention consists in a neat device for raising water from Wells or cisterns by means of weight, operated by attaching the weight to the end of belts or chains passing over pulleys of' different sizes, by means of which great speed is obtained in raising the water, and that without any assistance from the operator ex`cept that of lowering the bucket, which will sink readily' by means of the hooks and weight attached to the end of the belt or chain, and as the bucket is drawn up it is made to stop at any desired point by means of friction-rubbers extending down from the lever-beam above, acting on frictiontion-pulleys below, which rubbers' are operated by a chain or cord, from the end of the lever-beam above, winding around the same pulleys over which the weight-belt 'or chain passes', and, as the weight islowered, the rubbers are drawn down hard on thc friction-pulleys, causing them to vstop instantly'.

Having thus described the nature of my invention, I will proceed to describe it more fully by reference to thedrawingfin which- A is the base, on which the frame rests.

C ,is the opening in the top of the cisteru.

B is the cover for the same.

E E are the upright parts of the frame.

F is the belt or chain-pulley.

G is a friction-pulley.

R is the rubbers.

J is the lever-beam.

S is a small iron link ou the end, to which the cord or chain L is attached.

K are the pulleys over which the weight-belt passes,

- and around which the cord L winds.

H are the weight-belts.

D is the weight by means of which the water is raised.

N is a pulley inthe end of the leverfbeam, over which the bucket-belt O passes.

P is the sinker and hooks, to which the bucket M is suspended. Y l

'Having thus fully described the construction of' my invention, I will proceed toIdescribe its operation, which is simply that of drawing down the bucket M into the water, where it will sink by its own weight, after which it will be drawn up speedily by means of the weight D, without any assistance on the part of the operator except that ot' merely guiding the vbucket through the opening of the cisteru.

Vhat I claim as my inyention is- The combination of the base A, the opening O, the cover B,and` the frame E E, the pulleys Fand G, `and the 'iction-rubbers R, the 1ever-beam J, the pulleys N, and bucket M, the hooks P, and belt O, the iron hook S, the cord L, the pulleys K, the belt H, and the weight D, when arranged, constructed, and operating in the manner and for the purpose set fort-h.

MORRISON IIEADY.

Witnesses:

J. C. PURDY, GEORGE Kenn, Jr. 

